Bureau of Labor Statistics
Current Employment Statistics
Highlights
June 2009
Bureau of Labor Statistics
July 2, 2009
Employment in total nonfarm
1999-2009
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
140,000
140,000
137,500
137,500
135,000
135,000
132,500
132,500
130,000
130,000
127,500
127,500
June 2009
125,000
125,000
Level: 131,692
Change: -467
122,500
122,500
120,000
120,000
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Notes: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in total nonfarm
Over-the-month change, 2008-09
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
0
-150
-72
-144
-122
-160
-137
-161
-128
-175
-300
-321
-322
-380
-450
-467
-519
-600
-597
-681
-750
-681
-652
-741
-900
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Nonfarm payroll employment continued to contract in June, declining by 467,000.
Employment losses in the second quarter of 2009 averaged 436,000 per month,
down from 670,000 per month in the prior 5 months. Since the start of the
recession in December 2007, payroll employment has fallen by 6.5 million.
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Employment in total nonfarm
Over-the-year percent changes, 2008-09
3.0
Seasonally adjusted, percent
2.0
1.0
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.0
-1.0
-0.1 -0.2
-0.3 -0.4
-0.7
-1.1
-1.6
-2.0
-2.2
-3.0
-2.7
-4.0
-3.1
-3.5
-3.8 -3.9
-4.1
-5.0
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Total nonfarm payroll employment was down 4.1 percent from June 2008, this is
the largest 12-month percent decline since June 1958.
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Average weekly hours, total private
1999-2009
35.0
Seasonally adjusted
35.0
June 2009
Level: 33.0
34.5
34.5
Change: -0.1
34.0
34.0
33.5
33.5
33.0
33.0
32.5
32.5
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Notes: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Over-the-year percent changes in average
hourly earnings and CPI-W (1982-84=100)
1999-2009
8.0
Seasonally adjusted, percent
AHE
Over-the-year percent changes
May 2009 CPI-W: -1.5
6.0
8.0
June 2009 AHE: 2.7
6.0
4.0
4.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
CPI-W
0.0
-2.0
-2.0
Sources: BLS, Consumer Price Indexes program and Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Notes: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has not yet
determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of CES data are preliminary.

In June, the average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls dropped by 0.1 hour to 33.0 hours — the lowest level on
record since the series began in 1964.

In June, average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls were unchanged at $18.53. Over the past 12 months,
average hourly earnings have increased by 2.7 percent.
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Index of total private
aggregate weekly hours
1999-2009
115
Seasonally adjusted, 2002=100
115
June 2009
Level: 99.0
110
Percent change: -0.8
110
105
105
100
100
95
95
90
90
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Notes: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has not yet
determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Aggregate weekly hours are the product of average weekly hours and production and nonsupervisory workers.
Index of total private
aggregate weekly payrolls
1999-2009
140
130
120
Seasonally adjusted, 2002=100
140
June 2009
Level: 122.6
Percent change: -0.7
130
120
110
110
100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Notes: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has not yet
determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Aggregate weekly payrolls are the product of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production and nonsupervisory
workers.

The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers
on private nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.8 percent in June. Since peaking in
December 2007, the index has decreased by 8.2 percent.

The index of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.7 percent in June. This month
marks the tenth consecutive month of decline – the longest continual decline in
the series history back to 1964.
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Employment in total nonfarm
Over-the-month change, June 2009
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
Mining and logging
-8
Construction
Manufacturing
-79
-136
Wholesale trade
-16
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Utilities
-21
-14
Total nonfarm:
-467
0
Information
-21
Financial activities
-27
Professional and business services
-118
Education and health services
34
Leisure and hospitality
-18
Other services
9
Government
-180
-52
-150
-120
-90
-60
-30
0
30
60
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Note: Data are preliminary.

Job losses continued to be widespread across major industry sectors in June.
There were significant declines in manufacturing, professional and business
services, and construction. Together, these three sectors have accounted for nearly
three-quarters of the jobs lost since the start of the recession.
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Employment in mining
Over-the-month change, 2008-09
12
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
9
6
3
0
7.7
6.0
5.9
8.3
9.3
7.5
7.1
2.6
0.1
0.0
-0.9
-3
-3.5
-6
-9
-8.0
-8.1
-8.9
-12
-12.9
-15
-11.6
-14.5
-18
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Mining employment decreased by 8,000 in June, about in line with the average
monthly decline since peaking in October 2008.
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Employment in construction
1999-2009
8,500
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
8,500
June 2009
8,000
Level: 6,240
8,000
Change: -79
7,500
7,500
7,000
7,000
6,500
6,500
6,000
6,000
5,500
5,500
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Notes: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Construction employment fell by 79,000 in June. Employment losses were spread
throughout the industry, as both residential and nonresidential components shed
jobs. Employment in construction is now at its lowest level since September 1998.

Since employment peaked in January 2007, the construction industry has lost
nearly 1.5 million jobs. With the decline in June, this current downturn now
stands as the largest employment decline in the history of the series back to 1939,
surpassing the previous record set during the WWII-related employment declines
from 1942 to 1944.
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Employment in manufacturing
Over-the-month change, 2008-09
0
-50
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
-30
-33
-52
-49
-57
-51
-51
-67
-65
-100
-119 -121
-150
-150 -156
-172 -172
-180
-200
-136
-250
-262
-300
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Manufacturing employment declined by 136,000 in June. The industry has lost
1.9 million jobs since the start of the current recession, and employment now
stands below 11.9 million — the lowest level since April 1941.
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Employment in durable goods manufacturing
Over-the-month change, June 2009
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
Wood products
-8
Durable goods:
-112
Nonmetallic mineral products
-5
Primary metals
-7
Fabricated metal products
-18
Machinery
-14
Computer and electronic products
-16
Electrical equipment and appliances
-3
Transportation equipment
-32
Furniture and related products
-7
Miscellaneous manufacturing
-2
-40
-35
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Note: Data are preliminary.
Employment in nondurable goods manufacturing
Over-the-month change, June 2009
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
Food manufacturing
0
Nondurable goods:
-24
Beverage and tobacco
-1
Textile mills
-2
Textile product mills
-1
Apparel
-4
Leather products
-1
Paper products
-2
Printing
-6
Petroleum and coal products
-1
Chemicals
-3
Plastics and rubber
-4
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Note: Data are preliminary.

Employment in durable goods manufacturing was responsible for the majority of
manufacturing losses with 112,000 jobs cut from payrolls in June. Within the
durable goods industry, transportation equipment (-32,000), fabricated metal
products (-18,000), computer and electronic products (-16,000), and machinery
(-14,000) continued to lose jobs in June.

Nondurable goods employment fell by 24,000 in June. Within this sector,
employment losses in plastic and rubber products (-4,000) softened relative to the
prior 6-month average loss of 11,000.
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Employment in wholesale trade
1999-2009
6,500
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
6,500
June 2009
6,250
Level: 5,677.4
Change: -15.9
6,250
6,000
6,000
5,750
5,750
5,500
5,500
5,250
5,250
5,000
5,000
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Notes: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

In June, wholesale trade employment fell by 16,000; the employment loss
occurred at a slower rate of decline than its prior 6-month average loss of 33,000.
Since reaching an employment peak in November 2007, the industry has cut
371,000 jobs.
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Employment in retail trade
1999-2009
16,000
15,750
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
June 2009
Level: 14,801.1
16,000
15,750
Change: -21.0
15,500
15,500
15,250
15,250
15,000
15,000
14,750
14,750
14,500
14,500
14,250
14,250
14,000
14,000
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Notes: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Retail trade employment edged down in June (-21,000); job losses in retail trade
have moderated in the past 3 months. Over the month, job losses continued in
automobile dealerships (-9,000).

Retail trade has shed 767,000 jobs since the start of the recession, bringing
employment in the industry to its lowest level since January 1999.
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Employment in information
Over-the-month change, 2008-09
10
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
3
0
-3
-2
-6
-10
-4
-5
-7
-4
-4
-6
-11
-13
-16
-17
-20
-21
-25
-21
-25
-30
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Information employment fell by 21,000 in June; this is slightly more than its prior
6-month average decline of 18,000. Since the start of 2009, the industry has shed
over 100,000 jobs.

Among information’s component industries, both publishing and
telecommunications lost 7,000 jobs in June. During the first 6 months of 2009,
publishing has cut about 9,000 jobs a month; compared to an average 3,000 jobs
lost per month during 2008.
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Employment in financial activities
1999-2009
8,500
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
8,500
June 2009
Level: 7,754
8,250
Change: -27
8,250
8,000
8,000
7,750
7,750
7,500
7,500
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Notes: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Employment in financial activities continued to fall in June, declining by 27,000.
Over the first 6 months of 2009, the industry has shed 256,000 positions. Total
industry employment currently stands at 7.8 million, the lowest level since
December 2000.

During June, employment fell in credit intermediation and related activities
(-10,000) and in securities, commodity contracts, and investments (-6,000).
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Employment in professional and
business services
Over-the-month change, 2008-09
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
-4
-20
-60
-40
-36
-51
-64
-63
-63
-61
-52
-48
-63
-100
-124
-140
-119
-132
-127
-118
-151
-180
-176
-220
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in temporary help services
1999-2009
3,000
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
3,000
June 2009
2,750
Level: 1,735.8
Change: -37.6
2,750
2,500
2,500
2,250
2,250
2,000
2,000
1,750
1,750
1,500
1,500
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Notes: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Professional and business services employment fell by 118,000 in June. Since
reaching an employment peak in December 2007, the industry has shed 1.5
million jobs.

Within professional and business services, temporary help services employment
declined by 38,000 in June. This industry has lost 848,000 jobs, or nearly a third
of its employment, since the start of the recession.
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Employment in selected health care industries
Over-the-month change, June 2009
Seasonally adjusted in thousands
Ambulatory
care
Ambulatoryhealth
health care
services*
services*
12.4
Offices of physicians
Health care:
+20.8
4.7
Outpatient care centers
4.5
Home health care services
1.7
Hospitals
Hospitals
3.7
Nursing and residential care
Nursing and residential
facilities
4.7
0
3
6
9
12
15
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2009.
Note: Data are preliminary.
* Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

Health care added 21,000 jobs in June. Employment growth in the industry has
averaged 21,000 per month since the beginning of 2009, down from an average of
30,000 per month in 2008.

Ambulatory health care services increased its payrolls by 12,000 positions in
June. The industry has been relatively unaffected since the start of the current
recession, adding 266,000 jobs.
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